Stahl leaves it late to snatch second world discus gold
Olympic champion Daniel Stahl won a second world title in the men's discus in dramatic style in Budapest on Monday.
The Swede, who previously triumphed in Doha in 2019, had control of the leaderboard only for defending champion Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia to take the lead with his sixth and final throw.
All eyes turned on to Stahl at the National Athletics Centre for the final throw of the competition and the Swede did not disappoint, throwing a championship record of 71.46m.
Ceh took silver with 70.02m while Lithuania’s 19-year-old Mykolas Alekna claimed bronze with 68.85m.
HUGE ??
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 21, 2023
????'s Daniel Stahl is your discus throw world champion after a crazy final round.
71.46m championship record for the win ??#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/ZihrBmO9MI
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